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I think something gives with this considering the barbel populations in rivers we fish. The males must be present with females in order to preserve the populations, but it's evident that they're appearing less frequently. It has lead me to think for many years that in some rivers the species...

Personally I think if you are going to espouse the use of mat, then that is fine, but once you lift that fish from that mat for a trophy shot, above the mat or not, you've lost any position of ethics you had. You have zero right to be angry about a point that is only subjectively contested but...

Get a life and live it!

That is what concerns me when spending big on prescription glasses - the fact that they will need updating in a year or so. I'm just going to wait til I get some new AI eyeballs!

Good luck Derek, hope you're able to get it back.

I remember seeing these for the first time years ago on a programme called Mark O'Shea's Big Adventure - definitely a beast from another eon.

I am seeing a pattern developing here, Steve, with you mentioning an upcoming trip to the Avon and very soon afterwards the conditions taking a decided turn for the worse. I'm wondering if it's worth saying you've just changed your mind about fishing the Avon. 😂 Hopefully it will drop quick...

I fish with soft rods anyway, but if I was contemplating making the switch and fished with a less than through action rod I think I would be inclined to change that.

Hi Christian, are you still looking to sell this reel?

That's fine Richard, I am not trying to convince you of the validity of my position, nor debate the validity of yours, and I can understand why such a subject might grind - fish care is an important issue. Like I say however, if I were to fish perhaps anywhere other than I do I would probably...

Like a lot of discussion/debate in angling, there are so many different places and rivers we fish that it's is difficult to apply one logic or approach to all. I fish the Hampshire Avon and I would consider an unhooking mat unnecessary for all of the long grass I am surrounded by. Anywhere else...

Because they're not necessary?

There are plenty of good baits out there really.

I dare say neither was Joe so my mistake really.

It was a bit of a joke Graham.

Are you a Tory, Joe?

The older I get the more I loathe this move to more and more technology. AI really concerns me also.

I would like to read a report on how tough it is before I take the plunge and leave GR60 languishing in the bin.

They are nice rods, custom jobbies. If I had a complaint they are a little stiff in the butt section.

It may indeed be the 1lb10oz then Joe. They were called the 'light' but perhaps it was the 'lighter'. Lovely rods but they're not Kev Baines' 3 piece specialists!